balance

balance: 01. It can be hard to [balance] the different needs of raising a family and pursuing a career.

02. We need to [balance] our budget.

03. The child was [balancing] on the ledge, completely unaware of the danger he was in.

04. She has a good sense of [balance]. She could probably walk on a tightrope wire.

05. He has written a well-[balanced] analysis of the conflict between the Israelis and the Arabs.

06. Any changes we make to our environment endanger the natural [balance] of that ecosystem.

07. We had to pay $100 at the time of purchase and then the [balance] within 3 months.

08. Maurice Barres once remarked that the politician is an acrobat; he keeps his [balance] by doing the opposite of what he says.

09. Carl Jung once observed that even a happy life cannot be without a measure of darkness, and the word "happy" would lose its meaning if it were not [balanced] by sadness.

10. Camels will refuse to carry loads that are not properly [balanced].

11. Tahiti suffers from a severe [imbalance] in trade, with imports amounting to nearly ten times its exports.

12. In Chinese cooking, it is important to maintain the proper [balance] between yin and yang foods.

13. Even before they begin to walk, Mongolian children learn to [balance] on the back of a sheep in preparation for learning to ride a horse.

14. Depression is an illness related to chemical [imbalances] in the brain.

15. Albert Einstein once remarked that life is like a bicycle; to keep your [balance], you must keep moving.

16. Bahrain's small size and central location among countries of the Persian Gulf require it to play a delicate [balancing] act in foreign affairs among its larger neighbors.

17. Be careful; that pile of dishes is somewhat [unbalanced], so it may fall over.

18. He became a little [unbalanced] as a result of the terrible experiences he had in the war.

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Balance — (de) … Kölsch Dialekt Lexikon
Balance — Bal ance (b[a^]l ans), n. [OE. balaunce, F. balance, fr. L. bilanx, bilancis, having two scales; bis twice (akin to E. two) + lanx plate, scale.] 1. An apparatus for weighing. [1913 Webster] Note: In its simplest form, a balance consists of a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
balance — BALANCE. s. f. Instrument dont on se sert pour peser, composé de deux bassins de même poids, suspendus à un fléau. Balance juste. Fausse balance. Les bassins, les plats d une balance. La languette d une balance. Le fléau d une balance. Tenir la… … Dictionnaire de l'Académie Française 1798
balance — BALANCE. subst. f. Instrument à deux bassins servant à peser. Balance juste. fausse balance. les bassins de la balance. la languette de la balance. le fleau de la balance. tenir la balance juste. faire pencher la balance. On dit que, Le poids… … Dictionnaire de l'Académie française
Balance — Bal ance (b[a^]l ans), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Balanced} (b[a^]l anst); p. pr. & vb. n. {Balancing} (b[a^]l an*s[i^]ng).] [From {Balance}, n.: cf. F. balancer.] 1. To bring to an equipoise, as the scales of a balance by adjusting the weights; to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
balance — 1. The noun is about four centuries older than the verb, and has derived several figurative uses from its primary meaning of ‘an apparatus for weighing’, as for example in accounting (where the notion of balancing the books is ever present) and… … Modern English usage
balance — ► NOUN 1) an even distribution of weight ensuring stability. 2) mental or emotional stability. 3) a condition in which different elements are equal or in the correct proportions. 4) an apparatus for weighing, especially one with a beam and… … English terms dictionary
Balance — bezeichnet: Gleichgewicht (Physik), ein Gleichgewicht von entgegenwirkenden Kräften oder Aspekten oder einen Zustand der Ausgewogenheit Ausgeglichenheit Eigenschaften einer Datenstruktur; siehe Balancierter Baum Balance (Magazin), ein von der… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Balance — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Balance puede referirse a: Balance (contabilidad), informe financiero que refleja la situación del patrimonio de una entidad en un momento determinado. Balance hídrico, el equilibrio entre todos los recursos hídricos … Wikipedia Español
balance — n 1 Balance, equilibrium, equipoise, poise, tension are comparable when denoting the stability or efficiency resulting from the equalization or exact adjustment of opposing forces. Balance suggests a steadiness that results when all parts are… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
balance — or Balance [bal′əns] n. [ME & OFr, prob. via ML < VL * bilancia < LL bilanx, having two scales < L bis, twice + lanx, a dish, scale < IE * elek , extended stem of base * el , to bend > ELBOW] 1. an instrument for weighing, esp. one … English World dictionary

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